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WILSON, Edgar Ralph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 794 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Chiltern, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Chiltern, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea on board HS Soudan, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 21 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 21, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chiltern War Memorial Gates, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Shire of Chiltern Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 794, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 794, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 794, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Edward Wilson and Mary Jane Wilson nee McCluckie of Howlong Road, Chiltern, Victoria. Brother of Ethel Mary Wilson
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had also served in the Militia
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